McCarthy, the 1993 Playmate of the Year, returns to grace the cover of the July/August double issue, which hits newsstands this week.

“She looks great,” the Kendra on Top star tells us while in Las Vegas celebrating her belated 27th birthday at Pure Nightclub. “If that gives her confidence at almost 40 years old, why not do it”

McCarthy, who hosts NBC”s Love In The Wild, has maintained humor in the months leading up to the issue release, recently saying she wanted to pose for the magazine once more time “before everything really falls apart.”